William J. Foster, M.D., Ph.D.

Laboratory Information

Clinical/Patient Care Information

Academic Background:

• Research Professor of Physics, The University of Houston
• Associate Member, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
• Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Weill-Cornell Medical School
• Fellowship in Vitreoretinal Surgery, St Joseph Hospital Retinal Vascular Center
• Visiting Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, UCLA School of Medicine
• Fellowship in Diseases & Surgery of the Retina & Vitreous, Jules Stein Eye Institute
• Residency in Ophthalmology, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University in St. Louis
• Internship in Surgery, Duke University Hospital
• M.D., Duke University
• Fellowship in Biophysics, Brigham & Woman’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
• Ph.D. in Physics, Harvard University
• M.A. in Physics, Harvard University
• B.S. in Physics, The California Institute of Technology

Certifications:

• Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology
• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada
• Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology

Research Interests:

The Ophthalmic Research And Nanotechnology Group is focused on applying the latest biophysics and nanoscience research to the treatment of ophthalmic diseases, particularly diseases of the retina.

Contact Info:

Office: 713.743.3524
Fax: 713.743.3589

Department of Physics
Room 617, Science & Research Building 1
The University of Houston
Houston, TX 77204-5506

E-mail: wfoster (at) uh.edu